F&C rejects hedge manager's bullying claims - report

The group has gone to court after hedge fund managers Francois Barthelemy and Anthony Culligan tried to force the FTSE 250-listed firm to buy them out of a limited liability partnership (LLP) set up before the credit crisis, Reuters reports. "It's very clear in my mind that F&C have tried to bully me," said Barthelemy, under questioning by an F&C lawyer. An F&C spokesman responded: "This is a baseless assertion with no factual evidence to support it." "Attempting mediation is simply best practice and a route encouraged by the courts," the spokesman said, referring to attempts to se...